prayer
prayer
[prɛː]
noun
not have a prayer
prayerless
adjective
语源
[prɛː]
noun
- a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship
祷告，祈祷；祷文，祷辞
I'll say a prayer for him.
我将为他祷告。
[mass noun]the peace of God is ours through prayer.
只要祈祷，上帝的平安就属于我们。
■(prayers)a religious service, especially a regular one, at which people gather in order to pray together
（尤指定期聚会时的）祈祷仪式
500 people were detained as they attended Friday prayers.
500人在参加星期五祈祷仪式时被拘留。
■an earnest hope or wish
愿望，祈望
it is our prayer that the current progress on human rights will be sustained.
当前人权问题的进步将持续下去，这正是我们的祈望。
not have a prayer
- (informal)have no chance at all of succeeding at something
(非正式)毫无成功的希望
he doesn't have a prayer of toppling Tyson.
他根本不可能战胜泰森。
prayerless
adjective
语源
- Middle English: from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius 'obtained by entreaty', from prex, prec- 'prayer'
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